What are examples of smaller independent film festivals?

What are examples of smaller independent film festivals?

Ben Lyons (Producer) gives expert video advice on: What is an example of a successful independent film festival?; What's your advice to independent filmmakers? and more...

There is a great film festival in Breckenridge, Colorado called the Breckenridge Festival of Film. It takes place every June and it's in its 27th year. They have great stars come like John Favreau, James Earl Jones and Peter Fonda, who come to talk to independent film makers. It's not about selling your film to the studios. It's not about getting your picture taken with Julia Stiles at an after-party somewhere. It's really about film and the community of Breckenridge and bringing some money into the community. The Palm Beach Film Festival - a film that I starred in played down there and we had a great reception. People talked about the film and I met a lot of cool, young film-makers. There are film festivals all over this country. There are comedy festivals, horror movie festivals, and completely digital film festivals. If your movie was shot on DV or HD and completely digital, then you can enter your film in that. There are film festivals all over the world. There are some big ones in Venice, Berlin and Rome. In fact, the Rome Film Festival has partnered with the Tribeca film festival in New York and they exchange films and have panels back and forth. There are film festivals all over the world to which any independent film maker can submit their materials.